Rashid Ramzi
Rashid Ramzi 
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| birthday | 17th July 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| place of birth | Safi , Morocco | |||||||||||||||||||||
| size | 172 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| discipline | Middle distance run | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Best performance | 1: 44.05 min ( 800 m ) 3: 29.14 min ( 1500 m ) |
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| status | active | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Rashid Ramzi ( Arabic رشيد رمزي Raschid Ramzi , DMG Rašīd Ramzī ; * July 17, 1980 in Safi ) is a Bahraini middle-distance runner of Moroccan origin.
Career
At the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005 , he won gold over 800 and over 1500 meters . With this double victory, he was the first athlete to win a double over 800 and 1500 meters at world championships. Only two middle distance athletes had previously achieved this at the Olympic Games: New Zealander Peter Snell won both distances at the 1964 Olympic Games , and Albert Hill had previously been successful at both middle distance at the 1920 Olympic Games .
He was seriously injured in a car accident near Rabat on January 19, 2013. His training partner Abderrahim Goumri was killed.
Doping affair
At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 , Ramzi crossed the finish line first over 1500 meters. On April 29, 2009, the National Olympic Committee of Bahrain confirmed that Ramzi had tested positive for the EPO compound CERA during follow-up tests on doping samples taken during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games . CERA was also found in the B sample. Then the Olympic gold medal he was stripped and the IAAF detained him for two years.
successes
- 1999: Winner of the African Junior Championships (1500 m: 3:47:13 min)
- 2001: Winner of the Moroccan Championships (1500 m: 3: 41.5 min)
- 2002: Second in the Asian Championships (1500 m: 3: 46.41 min)
- 2003: Winner of the Asian Championships (1500 m: 3: 41.66 min)
- 2004: Indoor Asian champion (800 m: 1: 48.03 min, 1500 m: 3: 55.73 min)
- 2004: Vice World Champion (800 m: 1: 46.15 min)
- 2004: Participation in the Olympic Games (1500 m: 3: 44.60 min - eliminated in the semifinals)
- 2005: World Champion in Helsinki (800 m: 1: 44.24 min, 1500 m: 3: 37.88 min)
- 2007: Second at the World Championships in Osaka (1500 m: 3: 35.00 min)
- 2008: Victory at the Olympic Games in Beijing (1500 m: 3: 32.94 min), disallowed because of doping
Rashid Ramzi is 1.72 m tall and has a competition weight of 65 kg.
Personal best
- 800 meters: 1: 44.05 min, July 17, 2006 in Madrid
- 1500 meters: 3: 29.14 min, July 14, 2006 in Rome
- 1 mile : 3: 51.33 min, June 4, 2005 in Eugene
Performance development at a glance
| year | 800 meters (in min) |
1500 meters (in min) |
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| 2002 | 1: 47.12 | 3: 44.85 |
| 2003 | - | 3: 39.30 |
| 2004 | 1: 46.15 (hall) | 3: 30.25 |
| 2005 | 1: 44.24 | 3: 30.00 |
| 2006 | 1: 44.05 | 3: 29.14 |
| 2007 | 3: 35.00 | |
| 2008 | 3: 32.94 |
Web links
- Rashid Ramzi in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Portrait at IAAF - Focus on Athletes ( Memento from August 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), July 6, 2006 (updated on February 27, 2008)
- Rashid Ramzi in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Middle-distance runner Ramzi has to return gold medal. faz.net , November 18, 2009, accessed April 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Ramzi blocked after gold withdrawal. Rheinische Post , January 12, 2010, accessed on April 21, 2018 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ramzi, Rashid |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ramzi, Raschid; رشيد رمزي |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bahraini middle-distance runner of Moroccan origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th July 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Safi |